take a hop vs recoil

take a hop is not a noun while recoil is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take a hop	No	No	Yes	No
recoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take a hop and recoil are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take a hop include bounce, bound, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring.

As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of take a hop; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take a hop:

Other hyponyms of take a hop include kick, kick back, bound off, skip, carom.

take a hop (noun)	recoil (noun)
	a movement back from an impact
	the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

take a hop (verb)	recoil (verb)
spring back; spring away from an impact	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
	draw back, as with fear or pain
	spring back; spring away from an impact
	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect